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Cost per person: $500 USD/9,400 MXN Groups: 4 minimum, 8 maximum
Activities planned:
Tour of 2 mezcal palenques producing clay pot distilled mezcal
Tour of an agave nursery or agave fields and palenque which produces small batch clay pot distilled mezcal. We learn about the mezcal production process from seed to bottle with the family who makes this small batch mezcal. The palenque is owned and operated by a family that has been making mezcal for 4 generations and has a focus on sustainable agriculture and maintaining local traditional production methods.
Visit to a second palenque in the home of a traditional mezcal producer working with his sons to make micro batches of mezcal minero for local consumption
Visit to 2 traditional mezcal palenques distilling in copper, learning about the process and history of the mezcal of the region directly from the producing families
Tasting of mezcal made on site at each palenque
Lunch at Ocotlán market of regional dishes such as mole, empanadas de amarillo, tejate, and enchiladas
Includes:
Personalized guide and translation (Spanish/English)
Comfortable transportation round trip from Oaxaca City (2 hours each way)
5 meals
A chance to purchase mezcal directly from the producers (price not included), our help packing it for travel
1 night stay at Rancho Los Nahuales (double occupancy)
Drinking water and light snacks
Donation to future community youth center